9: The Pill Pavilion is now open, offering the perfect tonic pill!

Linglong Pavilion.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw Feng Ming, he hurriedly came forward to greet him.

"This humble one greets the Second Young Master and the Second Young Mistress."

"Mhm."

Feng Ming gave a soft hum; his expression was unreadable, and his voice carried a natural authority.

Jiang Shuwan pushed Feng Ming's wheelchair straight into the shop.

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking nervous.

The Feng Family had two Young Masters. One was exceptionally talented and was scouted by the Lingxiao Sect at a young age to enter the Sect for cultivation.

The Second Young Master, however, was born with a disability and could not walk. His martial talent was also quite mediocre; it was said he had been stuck at the third layer of the Qi Refinement Stage for over ten years.

Meeting him for the first time today, the shopkeeper actually felt a sense of pressure from the Second Young Master that he only felt when facing the Family Head.

"Shopkeeper Liu, you are a veteran of our Feng Family, and this shop has always been under your management. Tell me, what is going on with these ledgers?"

Feng Ming casually took out the ledger and placed it on the counter.

His voice was very nonchalant.

However, the sweat on Shopkeeper Liu's brow became even more profuse.

"Second Young Master, this... there's nothing wrong with the ledgers."

Feng Ming looked up and swept his gaze over Shopkeeper Liu.

Jiang Shuwan spoke coldly, "No problem? There is a huge discrepancy between the earlier accounts and the recent ones. How do you explain that?"

Shopkeeper Liu explained repeatedly, "Young Master, Madam, the accounts are indeed like this. It's not that I've falsified them."

"A month ago, a new Pill Workshop opened in town. They have a wide variety and their prices are cheaper than our Linglong Pavilion. The Cultivators have all gone to the Huidan Workshop, so our Medicinal Pills aren't selling, and our profits are declining day by day."

"I have reported this issue to the Owner several times, but there has been no solution."

Feng Ming glanced at Feng Da beside him.

Feng Da hurriedly went out to investigate.

He returned a moment later to report.

"Young Master, it is indeed as the shopkeeper said. Huidan Workshop has snatched away Linglong Pavilion's business. Now, besides Linglong Pavilion, all the other small Pill Workshops have been forced to close."

Feng Ming nodded. "I see. We have misunderstood Shopkeeper Liu."

Shopkeeper Liu felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Jiang Shuwan, however, frowned deeply.

"Husband, according to the shopkeeper, the prices at Huidan Workshop don't even cover the cost of the medicinal herbs at our Linglong Pavilion. How are they making a profit?"

Feng Ming sighed. "Perhaps that Huidan Workshop isn't aiming for profit at all, but is targeting our Linglong Pavilion."

Hearing this.

Jiang Shuwan suddenly realized.

"You mean, husband, that Huidan Workshop is intentionally selling at a loss to force us and the other Pill Workshops out of business, so they can then dominate the market alone?"

As expected of a daughter of the Jiang Family.

Her Comprehension Ability in business was indeed very high.

Feng Ming had only given a single hint, and she already understood the other party's intentions.

"Right now they are selling at a loss, but once our Feng Family falls, they will earn back two, three, or even four times what they lost."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuwan's face was full of anger. "How detestable."

After cursing, she realized the situation and looked helpless.

"The problem now is that the opponent is using an overt plot in broad daylight, yet we have no way to counter it. The Feng Family simply cannot afford such losses."

As a Second-grade Alchemist, Jiang Shuwan could not be said to be ignorant of Medicinal Pills.

Because of this, she knew clearly that the prices of the Feng Family's pills were not high, and they had made no profit recently.

This meant that even though they knew the opponent's scheme, they could not launch a counterattack.

Feng Ming also furrowed his brows.

But seeing Jiang Shuwan's huffing and puffing, he felt both pained and amused.

"Don't be angry anymore. We will surely find a way. Even if we can't, our Feng Family's pills can be self-sufficient; they won't be able to affect us."

Jiang Shuwan's expression relaxed slightly.

She realized her reaction had been too intense.

Her husband had just taken over Linglong Pavilion when this happened; his pressure must be even greater than hers.

Yet she was only focused on being angry, adding to his pressure.

She really shouldn't have.

Even in this situation, her husband had to distract himself to comfort her.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully doting on his wife. Wife Jiang Shuwan's favorability has increased to 70%.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining System rewards: the auxiliary cultivation speed of the Phoenix and Luan Art has increased to 7 times, and you have obtained the Complete Collection of Perfect Pill Recipes.]

[System Description: Complete Collection of Perfect Pill Recipes. The Pill Formulas provided by the System are flawless. Refining pills according to the System's formulas can increase the success rate by up to ten times.]

[Warm Tip: The System's Pill Formulas are issued along with Alchemy skills. The Host does not need extra study. The more proficient the Alchemy skills, the higher the success multiplier for refining pills.]

Feng Ming was deep in thought, trying to find a solution.

Suddenly, the System panel appeared.

The System's voice kept sounding.

He took a closer look.

Good heavens, it really was like someone bringing a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

But, he had successfully doted on his wife again?

Aside from comforting Jiang Shuwan, he hadn't done anything else.

The ice spirit sword was still lying in the System inventory; he hadn't had the chance to give it away yet.

However... after Feng Ming finished studying the things given by the System, he became excited.

With this Complete Collection of Perfect Pill Recipes...

What the hell did he have to fear?

He hadn't dared to start a price war before because the cost of Medicinal Pills was high and the Pill formation rate was low.

For one set of herbs, a good Alchemist would only produce 1 to 3 finished products.

Now, with the Complete Collection of Perfect Pill Recipes, it meant that the original 1 to 3 finished products would become 10 to 30 finished products per furnace.

A full tenfold difference.

However, he had to try it first.

"Shuwan, for a First-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill, what is your Pill formation rate?"

Although Jiang Shuwan didn't understand why Feng Ming was asking this, she answered truthfully.

"One furnace can produce three pills."

"Come, let's go to the Pill Refining Room. I have a way to increase your Pill formation rate."

Jiang Shuwan was stunned, then greatly shocked.

Does my husband even know Alchemy?

Linglong Pavilion was a pill sales workshop; it had herbs and its own supported Alchemists.

As soon as Shopkeeper Liu heard that Feng Ming was going to the Pill Refining Room, he immediately found someone to lead the way.

Inside the Pill Refining Room, the Alchemists were conscientiously controlling the furnace fires, carefully adding herbs, and managing the heat.

Seeing Feng Ming arrive, they didn't distract themselves to greet him.

Feng Ming didn't care about that and went to one of the unused Pill Refining Rooms.

At the desk, he wrote a formula for the Marrow Cleansing Pill and gave it to Jiang Shuwan.

"Shuwan, what do you think of this Pill Formula?"

Although the System said it was a Complete Collection of Perfect Pill Recipes...

Feng Ming discovered through research that these formulas were all ones that had appeared in the Bright Moon Dynasty.

Their grades were also low.

The highest was only Third-grade.

Jiang Shuwan took it and began to study; the formula was very detailed, covering heat, purification, and even exactly when to add which herbs.

She furrowed her brows.

"Husband, this Pill Formula is quite strange; it's not very similar to what I've seen before."

Feng Ming nodded; this wasn't hard to understand. How could something the System gave as a reward be common junk?

"Could you try refining a furnace of pills according to the formula to see the results?"